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Langford man to be sentenced June 29 in Beckett case

Sentencing date pushed for Kenneth Jacob Fenton
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Kenneth Jacob Fenton, centre, gets into a waiting vehicle after pleading guilty to two charges relating to the death of West Shore RCMP Const. Sarah Beckett last month. He will be sentenced on June 29. (Joel Tansey/B次元官网网址 Gazette staff)

Kenneth Jacob Fenton will learn his fate on June 29 in Western Communities Court in Colwood.

The Langford man, who last month relating to the April 2016 death of West Shore RCMP Const. Sarah Beckett, will be sentenced later this month on counts of impaired driving causing death and dangerous driving causing death.

The first charge comes with a maximum sentence of life in prison, but many factors will be considered in the decision.

B次元官网网址淪entencing decisions are based entirely upon the circumstances of the individual case, the relevant case law and the personal circumstances of the accused person,B次元官网网址 Dan McLaughlin, communications counsel with the B.C. prosecution service, told reporters after FentonB次元官网网址檚 guilty plea on May 25. B次元官网网址淎 guilty plea is a factor to be considered when the court is assessing the appropriate sentence, to be sure.B次元官网网址

Fenton is also facing charges relating to an , just a few weeks after his fatal crash with BeckettB次元官网网址檚 police cruiser.

According to court records, he is charged with impaired driving causing bodily harm, causing an accident resulting in bodily harm and flight causing bodily harm after a single vehicle crash on Goldstream Heights Road in the Malahat area.

For those charges, heB次元官网网址檚 scheduled to appear in a Duncan courtroom on June 27.

joel.tansey@goldstreamgazette.com





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